2007
Deschutes Operating Plan Based On Power BoatSingle 10-Day Base Camps - Rotating 2-3-4 or 5 Night Parties.
With a jet boat, I can give you better service by
providing more luxurious camps with bigger tents and a propane heated shower, better cooking & eating facilities etc.

New Boat for 2007
Alumaweld Intruder 22' 330hp V-8, all-weather, completely covered
convertible cabin, complete with heaters for cold weathers and much open
ventilation for hot weather. Boat has
full electronics for gathering information and a power wash-down system
for spotlessness. This boat fits the size of the river and is very
safe.

2-3 Angler Groups
This is the size of groups I have worked with for the last 24 years.
A 2-3 angler group fits the size of the river and will allow lots of
personal attention from me to you.

2-5 Night Camps
This length of stay is easy to keep food fresh in camp.
Logistically this length of stay works for us. Don't worry, I can
work it out if you want to stay long (even much longer). Camping
on the river is much more relaxing than staying in a motel and then
racing to your fishing spot every morning and then racing back the motel
every evening. That's called the access rod blues. My plan
will eliminate your having to drive in the dark...either
direction. The best fishing is usually during morning and evening
parts of the day. So do your traveling in the middle of the day
when the fishing is slow. You'll be there in plenty of time to
catch the evening rise. And you will be rested and relaxed enough
to fully enjoy it when it happens.

Groups Arrive And Exit Camp At Mid-Day
Having a camp set up for multiple parties will eliminate the need for
you to race to the river early so that we can get a good camp site. You
arrive in camp in the middle of the day and will have plenty of time to
get organized before the evening fishing begins. There will be
plenty of snacks for you fuel up on. Dinner will be planned around
the fishing. Fish 'til dark and stay up as late as you like.
Get up early the next morning. Coffee and pastries will be
waiting. Get in a good session of fly fishing before the sun hits
the water. Have brunch in the late morning. Go fishing, laze
around, ask me to give a class in camp, what ever. Eat, sleep,
relax and fish and fish and fish...
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2007
Sandy & Clackamas Operating Plan
Float Trips On Sandy & Clackamas RiversBecause of inclement weather and unpredictable water flows, no
camp-out trips are offered from January 1 through April 19. The last
month float trips are available is June. In order maintain other
business commitments, float trips will only be available on Tuesdays,
Wednesdays and Thursdays. The length of each fishing day is defined by the
opening/closing of launch facilities & your needs.
Hot lunches are provided.
An incredibly diver array of the latest fly fishing tackle will be
available for you to use
at no extra charge.
You may book by the day or by the week.

How to use the Calendar for year 2007
Jet Boat Free Days On Deschutes Are Designated In Gray.
Days Available For Day Trips Only Designated In
Green.
Days Available For Deschutes Camping Trips Designated In Yellow.
Dates That Are Booked Are In Blue.
Schools Are In Red
Dates that are not colored are unavailable.

January - Day Trips
Only
Coldest month of the year, with most unpredictable weather patterns. In
spite of that many very large steelhead are caught from local rivers in
January. Some Januarys are mellow, others are not. All trips
are contingent upon weather and water. Normal temperatures are above
freezing to mid-40's. Water temperature averages below 40.
Fishing pressure is normally low.

February - Day Trips
Only
The weather starts to mellow in February with many days in high 40's to
low 50's. Water temperature average 39-46. The bulk of the
wild winter run shows up in February as does the majority of indigenous
brood stock hatchery fish. Book early for February.

March - Day Trips Only
March can still be blustery, but the weather is warming. Mid-day
temperatures are usually in the 50's and the water is normally 40-47.
March fish ar biters and there are nearly as many in March as February.
Normally the first summer run fish are caught in March.

How to use the Calendar for year 2007
Jet Boat Free Days On Deschutes Are Designated In Gray.
Days Available For Day Trips Only Designated In
Green.
Days Available For Deschutes Camping Trips Designated In Yellow.
Dates That Are Booked Are In Blue.
Schools Are In Red
Dates that are not colored are unavailable.

April -
one 10-day camp - 04/23 to 05/30. Day
trips are also available.
On the Deschutes early hatches of mayflies can provide intense dry fly fishing for
trout. Weather
can be blustery but normal mid-day are 50-65. Nights are normally
40-45. Weather and water are cool enough that fishing for trout
can go on all day. Normal peak of Spring Chinook run. Can be
the best spey rod Chinook fishing in the region. Few other people will be in the canyon.
Many colorful birds are mating and nesting in the camp vegetation this
time of year. All trips are contingent on water level and
color.The Sandy and Clackamas are receiving
increasing numbers of summer steelhead as winter steelhead are decreasing.
A few Spring Chinook are available some years.

May -
one 10-day camp - 05/15 to 05/24. Day
trips are also available.On the Deschutes mayfly and stonefly hatches dominate and there is often a lot of
good fishing in the middle of the day. There are still very few
other people in the canyon. The trout have finished their
reproductive cycle and are returning to feeding in earnest. May
can be magical month with green grass and beautiful wild flowers.The Sandy and Clackamas are receiving
increasing numbers of summer steelhead and Spring Chinooks. Weather
is mild. The canyons are intense green.

June
one 4-day camp - 06/04 to 06/07On the Deschutes mayfly and stonefly hatches dominate and there is often a lot of
good fishing in the middle of the day. There are still very few
other people in the canyon. June
can be magical month with green grass and beautiful wild flowers.The Sandy and Clackamas are receiving
increasing numbers of summer steelhead and Spring Chinooks. Weather
is mild. June is the most beautiful month on the west side of the
Cascades
Will be hosting a trip to Loreto, Mexico June 24 thru July 1.

How to use the Calendar for year 2007
Jet Boat Free Days On Deschutes Are Designated In Gray.
Days Available For Day Trips Only Designated In
Green.
Days Available For Deschutes Camping Trips Designated In Yellow.
Dates That Are Booked Are In Blue.
PhD
Schools Are In Red
Dates that are not colored are unavailable.

July -
one 10-day camp - 07/16 to 07/25.Prime trout time. Caddis Mania, PMD's,
Midges and Aquatic Moths a lot of action all day. Best action will
be a O-dark-thirty. The days get hotter, but the water is still
cool. Trout are active all day in the shady spots. The first
steelhead start to show and they are fresh and smokin' hot.
Human traffic in the canyon increases, but there is still a lot of room
and our privacy is not effected.

August
- two 10-day camps - 08/13 to 08/22 and
08/27 to 09/05.Very bright "grabby" steelhead are normally available this period in
good numbers. Hot weather and warming water temperatures confines fishing
to morning and evening periods except for rare cloud cover days. Often one of the very best periods of the entire
season for Deschutes steelhead. Plan on being in the shade during the middle of the day.
Andy Murray PhD summer Steelhead School scheduled for peak of the run
(08/28 to 08/31). This is often the most productive week of the
year.

September
- Three 10-day camps - 09/10 to 09/19 and
09/25 to 10/03.Usually the top period of the season for steelhead. Fish are
at maximum numbers. Hot weather and warming water temperatures
confines fishing to morning and evening periods except for rare cloud
cover days. Trout will also be available, but not usually too
exciting.Simon Gawesworth PhD School 09/02 to 09/05 scheduled
for the peak of the run. This was the best week in 2006.

How to use the Calendar for year 2007
Jet Boat Free Days On Deschutes Are Designated In Gray.
Days Available For Day Trips Only Designated In
Green.
Days Available For Deschutes Camping Trips Designated In Yellow.
Dates That Are Booked Are In Blue.
Schools Are In Red
Dates that are not colored are unavailable.

October
- two camps - 10/09 to 10/16
and 10/23 to 1101/07.
Scheduled to avoid hunting season. Steelhead still available in
good numbers. Weather and water are cooling. Fall hatches of
caddis, midges and mayflies are making the trout more active. Good
chance to fish trout during the day and steelhead early and late.
Steelhead are often hooked while trout fishing. Some of the largest
steelhead are caught this time of year.

November - Day Trips
OnlyIt starts getting really cold on the east side of the Cascades in
early November. For that reason I prefer not to camp out beyond the
first week in November.
Fishing can be as good on the west side of the Cascades and is much
warmer.

December - Day Trips
OnlyEarly December can be pretty nice weather most years. Late
December can be cold. Some years there are good numbers of winter
steelhead.